Gauteng may be shining in numbers for this year’s Miss South Africa Top 16 cohort, but our other provinces are far from out for the count! Meet the Top 16 queens:
South Africa (01 July 2024) — From Soweto to Mpumalanga, this year’s Miss SA Top 16 queens have each brought their own sparks to the competition this year as they represent their unique communities on the crown-chaser’s path. But, one province seems to have strength in numbers, with 9 of the Top 16 hailing from Gauteng.
Could reigning Miss South Africa Natasha Joubert‘s baton be passed on to a fellow Gautenger? Or will a province weaker in numbers take the throne?
The 2024 Miss SA Top 16 Cohort
Gauteng
Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina
Hailing from Soweto, Chidimma wears many hats. She’s a model, netball player and Law student who lives by the motto “dreams are valid when actions are taken” and has her sights set on making positive change against gender-based violence for women and children.
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Layla Zoubair
Representing Kempton Park, Layla Zoubair believes in being outspoken, outgoing and thriving on challenges. Driven by curiosity and pushing past her own limitations, she’s said to be a lover of experiences and personal development.
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Lethaukuthula Ayanda Maseko
Dubbed the “Diamond From Daveyton”, this Gautenger dreams of inspiring others to shine in their own ‘self-authorship’ no matter the rubble of circumstances that may surround them. A tough diamond at that, Lethaukuthula’s circumstances did not lend her to crumble, but rather to explode with an inner-power she hopes to share with everyone.
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Taahira Katz
Another rising star from Soweto, Taahira hopes to lend her well-travelled experiences from all over the globe and degree in Social Science to make positive contributions to mental health organisations.
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Naledi Matlakala
From Midrand, Naledi believes “Information IS Transformation”. As a B Com Law student with a BA in Psychology and Criminology, Naledi’s love of learning has sparked a desire in her to make information and the necessary resources more accessible to underserved communities in a better and more inclusive way.
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Ontshiametse Tlhopane
The aspiring model from Soweto has already founded #SafeHere, an organisation she hopes will make children’s lives better, safer and more prosperous. Beyond her empathy to the children of our country and her modelling dreams, Ontshiametse also has qualifications in Criminology.
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Palesa Lombard
Hailing from Waverley, Palesa is a final year med student with an interest in neurological pathologies. A lover of languages and a budding artists, Palesa is a person of many talents, dreams and dedications.
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Kristen Khan
Joburg’s ambitious Kristen might have an educational background in architecture, but she’s just as invested in dreaming about a hopeful space for the youth fuelled by a passionate for mental health.
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Nompumelelo Maduna
Rockville Soweto’s rockstar is a marketer with a love of music. While studying her Masters, she’s working on another dream as a budding saxophonist who hopes to find herself performing in an orchestra one day as a way to honour her father’s love of music.
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Mpumalanga
Nobuhle Langa
Making her community proud is Nobuhle from Emalahleni, whose dream is to meet Gift of the Givers’ Imtiaz Sooliman. An audit trainee on her way to becoming a Chartered Accountant, Nobuhle is also the founder of the Langelihle Youth Foundation.
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Kebalepile Ramafoko
Further representing Emalahleni is Kebalepile, a Psychology and Languages major who has a big passion for sports and youth empowerment. For her, equal opportunities build the strongest communities, which is why she works as a skills development facilitator as her way of empowering others.
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Reinette Potgieter
Representing Trichardt is Reinette; a young, passionate teacher who believes that societal change needs the youth as a catalyst to transform.
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KwaZulu-Natal
Lebohang Khoza
Hailing from Maritzburg is Lebohang, a patron and educator of the performing arts. As a choreographer and actor who studied Performing Arts at University, Lebohang hopes to add a holistic edge to educational spaces through performing arts therapy.
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Western Cape
Mia represents both the Free State (where she was born) and the place she grew up—the Western Cape. Despite being diagnosed with hearing loss in her very early life, she learned the power of community when people rallied together to help her hear again. This has sparked a special desire in her to uplift others.
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North West
Onalenna Constantin
Potchefstroom’s Onalenna has made her province proud. A model, law student, content creator and entrepreneur, this determined woman hopes to make big change at the top with dreams to discuss policy-centric solutions for social workers so that women and children get the social justice they deserve.
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Eastern Cape
Nolene Spinks
Gqeberha is rooting for Nolene who ‘dreams big, works hard and rests very little’. A preschool teacher at present, Nolene wishes to bring hope and help to others and is actively working on her music career; having recently released her first ever single.
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Sources: Miss SA
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